THE FOLLOWING POEM WAS SELECTED IN WINGWORD POETRY PRIZE 2023 LONGLIST.

Upon a hill I carried her,

To put her in the ground.

In a place where flowers grow,

Is where I laid her down.

I walk that hill each morning,

To the flowers by the spring.

In that place where flowers grow,

I can hear the angels sing.

Among the morning glories,

A rose stands tall and true.

In that place where flowers grow,

Has become a part of you.

I'll walk this hill each morning,

'Til my hair starts turning gray.

Then in that place where flowers grow,

Beside you I will lay.

And when my life on Earth is gone,

The world will finally know;

Love is found atop that hill,

In a place where flowers grow.